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Beauty + Grooming, DIY, Holiday Favorites, Lifestyle

How to Make Soap: A DIY Gift Idea

We’re showing you how to make a beautiful, moisturizing soap the easy way for a festive, thoughtful homemade gift this holiday season! Cool DIY gifts for the win!

Listerine Mouthwash by popular Phoenix lifestyle blog, Love and Specs: image of a woman waring a blue and white stripe pajama set and using Listerine mouthwash.

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

My Go-To Oral Care Routine For a Healthy, Bright White Smile & The Best Mouthwash for Fresh Breath All Day, Every Day

You guys know by now how much I love exciting new developments on the oral care front to help keep my smile bright, white and my mouth fresh and kissably clean, which is why I’m so excited to share all about my updated oral care routine and the new, super fun limited edition Listerine mouthwash I’m loving!

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

A Complete Summer Bucket List for Couples and Our Essential Summer Supply Kit

This summer may look a little bit different than the last, but there’s still nothing we love more than a fun summer bucket list full of outdoor activity and adventure galore! So today we’re sharing our complete summer bucket list full of awesome ideas for couples and families alike, and the summer essentials that help us tackle every item on our list comfortably and with max enthusiasm!

Beauty + Grooming, Holiday Favorites, Home, Home Decor, Lifestyle

14 Game-Changing Products I’ve Fallen in Love With at Home That Make Genius Mother’s Day Gift Ideas!

After hunkering down at home over the last month and a half or so, I’ve made some revelations, friends. Home revelations, garment revelations, cleaning revelations, life revelations & it’s made what’s essential, what’s useful, what works and what just downright makes our lives at home easier and more comfortable so much more clear, so I thought it would be really fun to take a different approach to Mother’s Day gifting & use what I’ve discovered to guide my Mother’s Day gift ideas! Gone are the tchotchkes of old & in are the unique things that make mom’s life easier or better in some meaningful or useful way! I’m going into detail about why each product has been such a game-changer in my life at home over the last month or so in hopes that something in there speaks to the mom in your life or… even just to you. Because treating yourself is always appropriate.

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

Fall Health and Wellness Tips for your Fall Routine with Nature Made Vitamins

Feeling like you need a little routine refresh to get you out of the summer slump? Same! We’re in this together, friends which is why I’m so excited to take you through all of the ways I’m giving my own daily wellness routine a little refresh to keep me happy, healthy and firing on all cylinders this fall. I hope it inspires you in your own routine refresh to help you get out there and take advantage of all of the fall fun this season has to offer!

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

How I Completely Upgraded My Health & Wellness Routine with the Waterpik® Sonic-Fusion® Flossing Toothbrush

Today I’m giving you guys all of the details, ins and outs of a little discovery I made that has completely upgraded my health and wellness routine and made me feel so much more confident about showing off my big, bright white smile! If you have yet to hear about the Waterpik® Sonic-Fusion® Flossing Toothbrush, the world’s first flossing toothbrush, you’re in for a treat because this thing is a total game-changer!

Beauty + Grooming, Fall, Home, Home Decor, Lifestyle, Style, Summer

The Best of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2018

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2018 Early Access officially kicked off today for Nordstrom cardmembers, and we combed through all of the items in every single category to get to the best deals and buys so you don’t have to! Happy shopping… and saving!

Beauty + Grooming, Home, Lifestyle, Men’s Favorites, Style, Summer

The Tuesday 10: Vol. 7

The 2018 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale info you need now, a relaxed, coastal-inspired home we’re crushing on, the total body exfoliating tool we’re hooked on, the amazing Rebecca Taylor and J.Crew sale sections, Dr. Phil’s fascinating story and more in today’s Tuesday 10!

Beauty + Grooming, Home, Lifestyle

The Tuesday 10: Vol. 6

The arrival of the highly-anticipated Instagram TV, Kevin Costner’s new show on Paramount Network, Yellowstone, Mandy Moore’s gorgeous house tour in Architectural Digest, new office and home decor releases from Hearth & Hand by Magnolia at Target, a revelation in haircare and color maintenance and so much more in today’s Tuesday 10!

Beauty + Grooming, Lifestyle

The Perfect Natural DIY Manicure & Pedicure At Home

I absolutely love skipping the salon and doing my nails at home, so I’m talking about my tried and tested essentials for getting the perfect DIY at-home manicure and pedicure, including all of the steps and products in my carefully curated nail routine!

Beauty + Grooming, Home, Lifestyle, Style

The Tuesday 10: Vol. 5

The new affordable summer home decor & outdoor entertaining collection from Hearth & Hand by Magnolia at Target, the absolute best product for growing thicker, bushy eyebrows quickly, the beautiful new nursery collection from Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm, Amanda Knox and more in this week’s Tuesday 10!

10 Last Minute Mothers Day Gift Ideas Under $100 featured by top Phoenix lifestyle blog, Love and Specs

Beauty + Grooming, Food, Holiday Favorites, Home, Lifestyle, Spring, Style

10 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $100

Mother’s Day is just days away on Sunday, May 13th, and as is tradition here on Love + Specs, we’re serving up our signature last-minute gift guide with 10 awesome Mother’s Day gift ideas that are all under $100 and will all arrive in time to make mom feel like a queen!

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Happy holidays from our crazy little fam to yours! The joy and excitement radiating off our two (not so) little tornadoes this month has been nothing short of amazing. I could have never in my wildest dreams imagined just how fun and hilarious this season of life would be. 🥰
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Charm for days! The Arcadia Cottage is officially ready for her next lucky family. Come take a look inside the house that feels like magic!✨#arcadiaaz #phoenixrealestate
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I'm just collecting Valentines left and right these days 💘🥰 Love these cuties of mine today and every day. Here's to the silliest, but arguably the most frivolously fun holiday there is!
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On the blog today, step inside Tilly’s magical nursery that includes two very special pieces we absolutely love from @davincibabyusa. 

One thing that’s surprised me about motherhood is how attached I’d grow to my babies’ nurseries. I underestimated not only how much time I’d spend in these spaces, but how many special memories they’d hold. When Emmet grew into his big boy room & we started to reimagine his nursery for Tilly, I thought there was no way I could ever replicate the magic. Now that it’s complete, I love Tilly’s space even more than I could have ever dreamed!

Tilly’s nursery is a blend of high & low, old & new. Cherished family treasures from my childhood & fresh additions like the charming DaVinci “Beau” crib & “Charlie” dresser, that will set the stage for countless special memories we make for years to come. DaVinci’s commitment to quality and affordability ensures that their products not only last, but also offer maximum style and function without breaking the bank, which made choosing them for Tilly’s two nursery essentials - the crib & dresser - a no-brainer. In a tiny nursery, form meets function is where the real magic happens. ✨ #davincibaby #davincibabystyle #babygirl #babyroom #babyroomdecor
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Step inside Tilly’s magical nursery that includes two very special pieces we absolutely love from @davincibabyusa. ✨

Tilly’s nursery is a blend of high & low, old & new. Cherished family treasures from my childhood & fresh additions like the charming DaVinci “Beau” crib & “Charlie” dresser, that will set the stage for the countless special memories for years to come. In a tiny nursery I’ve realized that form meets function is my sweet spot, so this time I knew I was looking for a mix of pieces that were cheerful, safe, stylish, timeless & durable enough to grow alongside Tilly. 

After having a DaVinci crib for Emmet that’s as beautiful and versatile today as it was the day he was born 2.5 years ago, I knew exactly where to look for the two most important essentials for Tilly’s nursery. DaVinci’s commitment to quality and affordability ensures that their products not only last, but also offer maximum style and function without breaking the bank.

You can find all the decor sources and design details for everything you see in Tilly’s nursery (including those magical art pieces) at the link in my bio! #davincibaby #davincibabystyle #nursery #babyroom #babygirl #babyroomdecor
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I still can’t believe she’s here and she’s all ours @olcartier ! Theophilia “Tilly” James, may you have your mom’s spunk & your dad’s level head. That should keep you sticking to only the good kinda trouble 😉 Let this be your sign that the baby-in-a-bucket photos are absolutely equal parts ridiculous & adorable & 100% worth the effort it takes to drag everyone out of the house 1 week postpartum 🥰 @taq.photography.llc I love you to the moon for always filling these first months with so much joy! #newbornphotography #babygirl #babyphotography #momlife #cottagestyle

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